Saturday, July 2, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Flight lands safely after technical snag

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT

A Dubai-Kochi Emirate flight carrying 270 passengers and crew landed safely at the airport here after a technical problem.


Tony Blair's battles with Prince Charles exposed in diaries

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Prince Charles bombarded former British Prime Minister Tony Blair with letters on sensitive political issues which the ex-premier thought crossed the line, his former media chief said on Saturday.


UK asks Pakistan to move decisively against al-Qaida

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT

UK has told Pakistan to move "decisively" against al-Qaida following the death of the terror outfit's chief Osama bin Laden.


98% 'yes' vote for new Morocco constitution: Interior minister

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:37 PM PDT

A new constitution curbing the powers of Morocco's King Mohammed VI was approved by 98% of voters in a referendum Friday, with 94% of polling stations reporting, the interior minister said.


15 Zetas gunmen killed in Mexico shootout: Navy

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:21 PM PDT

A shootout between a group of alleged Zetas drug cartel members and the military left 15 gang members and six marines dead on Friday in northern Mexico, the Ministry of the Navy said.


News of turnaround in Dominique Strauss-Kahn case stuns France

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 04:05 PM PDT

The release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Friday from house arrest in New York represented a startling turnaround, sharpening the focus of political debate here on a central and potent issue: with the weakening of sexual assault charges against him, will he be able to resume a potentially stellar career that could lead to the presidency of his country?

Africa will not execute Gaddafi warrant: African Union

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

African nations will not execute an International Criminal Council arrest warrant issued for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, an African Union summit decided.

Africa will not execute Gaddafi warrant: African Union summit

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

African nations will not execute an International Criminal Council arrest warrant issued for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, an African Union summit decided.


US wars leave 225,000 dead, cost $4.4 trillion: Study

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:23 PM PDT

US wars launched since the attacks of September 11, 2001 have left 225,000 dead and cost up to $4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers.


Limit for educational loan for backward class students hiked

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Union social justice minister Mukul Wasnik said that the government has hiked the limit of education loan for backward class students, and has also waived interest on loans to girls by 0.5 per cent.


Maharashtra to embark on fresh land survey after 80 years

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT

It is going to be a herculean task as such a survey and settlement has not been carried out for nearly 80 years. But the authorities feel that it is necessary because clear land titles will solve most of the problems pertaining to the land.


Kolkata babies' death: Probe report says no medical negligence

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

There was no medical negligence in the death of 18 babies at the state-run BC Roy Children's Hospital here but the infrastructure was not up to the mark, a probe panel said on Friday.


On day of her 50th b'day, fans gather to remember Diana

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Admirers of the late Princess Diana gathered outside Kensington Palace on Friday, a bright sunny day that would have been the troubled royal's 50th birthday.


Two more pilgrims die, toll in Amarnath yatra rises to 5

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 04:42 AM PDT

Two more pilgrims on Friday died of cardiac arrest, taking the death toll to five in the ongoing Amarnath yatra, officials said.


MSNBC suspends political analyst over 'd***' comment about Obama

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:41 AM PDT

Cable news network MSNBC has indefinitely suspended its top political analyst for calling US President Barack Obama a 'd***' during live TV debate on president's plan to tax the rich citizens.


Maharashtra government transfers 51 police officers

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT

Maharashtra government has transferred 51 police officers of the rank of DySP and ACP on Friday.


Anti-tank mine defused by BSF along Indo-Pak border

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:37 AM PDT

An anti-tank mine was recovered along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir by the BSF troops here who later defused the device, a BSF spokesman said here today.


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